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Beardyman's One Album Per Hour session at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival (SLYT)
Devonian: David Ford (formerly of easyworld) has been using live looping in his shows more and more over the last 10 years. His recorded music sounds like a traditional band set up, but I saw him playing a solo show this year where he played all the instruments and looped things. Here's a video of him doing Panic live
In another Edinburgh call back, I also remember seeing a wonderful show by Steve Lawson at the Fringe in 2002. He sells himself as the UK's leading solo bassist, and it was a mesmerising show involving him, his electric bass, and live looping. I haven't seen him since, but the website suggests that he's still exploring it.
posted by sarcas at 4:15 AM on September 25, 2015
In another Edinburgh call back, I also remember seeing a wonderful show by Steve Lawson at the Fringe in 2002. He sells himself as the UK's leading solo bassist, and it was a mesmerising show involving him, his electric bass, and live looping. I haven't seen him since, but the website suggests that he's still exploring it.
posted by sarcas at 4:15 AM on September 25, 2015
There was actually quite a bit of live-looping at the Fringe this year, at least in the shows I saw. She Makes War used it extensively in her show "Shit Girlfriend", as did the music for "Blind Man's Song" by Theatre Re.
posted by kyrademon at 4:49 AM on September 25, 2015
posted by kyrademon at 4:49 AM on September 25, 2015
→ similar live-looping shows. Anyone else?
Kishi Bashi, Owen Pallett, Reggie Watts, …
posted by scruss at 4:54 AM on September 25, 2015 [2 favorites]
Kishi Bashi, Owen Pallett, Reggie Watts, …
posted by scruss at 4:54 AM on September 25, 2015 [2 favorites]
Beardyman is MacArthur material.
posted by overeducated_alligator at 6:46 AM on September 25, 2015
posted by overeducated_alligator at 6:46 AM on September 25, 2015
Absolutely brilliant. I'm only up to 'Tickle My Frog' and tears are running down my cheeks.
posted by erebora at 7:10 AM on September 25, 2015
posted by erebora at 7:10 AM on September 25, 2015
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Here's a piece on the Beardytron 5000 MK2, the collation of bits he runs the show on.
I know Thomas Dolby and Imogen Heep (she's mentioned in the article above, Dolby isn't, although they're all great buds FWIU) do similar live-looping shows. Anyone else?
posted by Devonian at 3:41 AM on September 25, 2015